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# curliness

noun (curliness; uncountable)

«curliness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The quality of being curly, having curls or twists: «the curliness of her hair». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/#m1)
2. How much something bends or curls, such as a pig's tail, a fern or ribbon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and descriptive writing, it describes hair, fur or leaves. In science lessons on inheritance, curliness of hair is a trait that can run in families; hair is curly partly because of the shape of the hair follicle (oval follicles make curlier hair). Phrases: «the curliness of», «natural curliness».

### Examples

- The curliness of her hair grew in the rainy weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/#x1)
- My dog's curliness means he doesn't shed much fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/#x2)
- Damp air increases the curliness of my hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/#x3)
- The curliness of the pig's tail made us laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/#x4)
- Hair curliness can run in families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/#x5)
- The ribbon kept its curliness after we pulled it with the scissors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Made from «curly» + -ness; the y changes to i: curly → curliness. Similar: waviness, frizziness. The opposite is straightness.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «curliness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curliness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«curliness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curliness.html) on Mova free.